Dr. Ladji Sacko will serve as a Fulbright scholar by teaching English instruction in West Africa.

DSU's Dr. Ladji Sacko named as a Fulbright Scholar for 2nd time

Posted: April 23, 2014

Dr. Ladji Sacko, associate professor in the Department of English and Foreign Languages, is DSU’s latest recipient of the J. William Fulbright Award.

It is the second time that Dr. Sacko has been named as a Fulbright scholar. He previously received the award during the 2001-2002 school year, leading to his work in teaching English in Senegal that year.

In connection with the current award, Dr. Sacko will spend the 2014-2015 school year at the University of Abidjan, in the country of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in West Africa. During his time there, he will be training teachers to give English instruction in secondary schools.